6. In 1868, London-Benjamin invented a domestic version of something which is used in almost every home. What?

A. Geysers.

ROUND 2 (VISUAL POTENTIAL)

1. This letter was sent in relation to which company?

A. Honda

2. Who bought this car?

A. Elon Musk.

3. Name the creator?

A. Stan Lee

4. Name the inventor?

A. Leonardo Da Vinci

5. What is blanked out?

A. Everything

ROUND 3 (TATA WORLD)

1. Sponsor of New Your Marathon?

A. TCS

2. TRIF launched 600 real estate fund, which Tata company?

A. Tata Realty

3. Which Tata company was conferred with the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering foundation?

A. JLR

ROUND 4 (Think Tenfold )

1. Connect:

A. Adobe

2. Connect:

A. Micromax

3. Connect:

A. Sony.

3. Connect:

A. Maggi

ROUND (RAPID INTENT)

1.

a) The founder was often called “Henry Ford of Eastern Europe”. [Buzzer Pressed]

A. Thomas Bata

2.

a) Logitech was the first to market it to consumers and Nokia was once the largest manufacturer of this. [Buzzer Pressed]

A. Digital Camera

3.

a) In 2005 , it established Lifespring Hospitals , a 50-50 JV with Us Bare Acumen fund.

b)

A. HLL Lifecare

Questions contributed by Mr. Viraj Morabia.

As per Viraj “I am a final year student of Bachelor of Management studies (BMS) at S.M.Shetty College (Powai). Business Quizzing is a passion to me and winning Tata Crucible National / International is a dream. I started quizzing 2 years back and have won over 50 Quizzes in Mumbai and Pune. I started quizzing when no one from my ex-college was ready to be my partner and since then took up the challenge and went on to be one of the best business quizzers in my city”.

1. In 1935, the deaths of six of Bramani’s mountaineering friends in the Italian Alps was partly blamed on inadequate footwear. The tragedy drove Bramani to develop a new climbing sole. It is is well known for pioneering the barefoot running movement with the FiveFingers line of shoes that mimic the look and mechanics of being barefoot.

Vibram

2. Keystone Group launching a unique restuarent in Sydney. Claim to fame?

Chefs are winners of Master Chef TV show

3. It was originally a pliable, putty-like substance concocted by Noah McVicker and Joe McVicker of Cincinnati-based soap manufacturer Kutol Products. What?

Play doh

4. Canadian musician Dave Carroll and his band had a trilogy of songs about customer service of which company?

United Airlines, Song – United Breaks Guitars

5. Originally began as a series of short-lived speaking clubs organized by Ralph C. Smedley during his tenure with the YMCA. In 1903, as education director of the YMCA facility in Bloomington, Illinois.

Toastmasters

6. In 1966, Richard M. Schulze and a business partner opened Sound of Music, an electronics store specializing in high fidelity stereos in Saint Paul, Minnesota. How do we know it now?

Best Buy

Round 2:

1. Identify the person:

Ray Dolby

2. What is blanked out?

Oreo Sandwich

3. Question on Firestone Tyres.

4. Identify the brand.

5. First product from which company?

Harley Davisdon

6. Question on Obamacare.

Round 3:

1. Question on Voltas.

2. Tata Social Enterprise challenge is an initiative between Tata and which institute?

IIM Calcutta

3. What is Tata ISES about?

Internships for foreign students at the corporate sustainability projects of Tata companies in India and social entrepreneurship

4.” Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens.” Quote by Jamshetji Tata about what?

Jamshedpur

Round 4:

1. Connect:

KFC

2. Connect:

Amazon

3. Connect on Philips.

4. Connect:

Yanni

Round 5:

1. Question on Berkshire Hathway

2. Question on Amrutanjan

3.

a) Earliest mention of ____ occurs in the Kannada writing called Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya in 920 AD.

Idly

Questions collectively contributed by Mr. Sharath Babu, currently working at AIG, Mr. Vinay Mudaliar, currently working at Aditya Birla Minacs and Mr. Himadri Banerjee, student at Christ University.

Vinay comments that, there has sudden been a major dip in participation in Bangalore, and the teams were far less compared to previous years. However the quality of the top 12 teams were brilliant!

In a small chat with Vinay and Pickbrain after the quiz, Vinay appreciated Pickbrain for his commendable hectic hosting of 34 cities. And a quick response came, “Some weight loss is happening now”. Pickbrain on lighter note bid goodbye and joined his entire family who had come to witness the quiz!

3. Tata Communications- recently announced the world’s first LTE roaming service ‘Sparkle’. Which entity’s arm is Sparkle?

A. Telecom Italia

4. India propelled by youth, values right. ‘Do right’ is the motto of this company.

Tata Capital

Round 4 (Think Tenfold- Lateral Connects)

1) Connect:

A. IPL

2) Connect:

A. ITC

3) Connect:

A. United Artists

4) Connect:

A. RK Laxman

Round 5 (Rapid Intent)

1. Asked to support Obama this person said- ‘He is a rock star. It’s fantastic. I love what he is saying about education. I don’t think he will win Florida…..but he will win in Ohio and the election. I am anxious to meet him.”

A. Rupert Murdoch

2. First Clue – Device manufactured by HTC Corp (Taiwan). Became available on Jan 15, 2010;

Second Clue – Development of the phone was codenamed Eclair.

A. Nexus (One)

3. Bought a subsidiary of an Italian giant owned by Felice B. in 1969. Into bottling water and glass bottles.

A. Parle

Questions contributed by Mr. Subhodeep Jash. Subhodeep is a lawyer, working in the field of public policy and research.

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